My second Metafilter post, back in 2006, was on Hans Reichel, and it didn't get a lot of notice at the time: a small reflection, I suppose, of the fact that Hans has not as yet received the wider attention that his work so greatly deserves. Hopefully this post will lead a few more people in the direction of this amazing artist's work.

I'd like to just add that Hans' flash website is something that requires a bit of time, so your exploration of it should be reserved for a time when you... have some time! But there's a lot of great (often very funny) stuff there to learn about, do and explore. Highly recommended, but not for those in a hurry.

He would have deserved an obit post for his daxophone alone. Amazing sound -- it's like dolls and duck-calls came to life and began singing together. Thanks for this.posted by Countess Elena at 6:04 PM on November 23, 2011

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Damn. Reichel was a genius, and clearly had a lot of fun doing what he did. The daxophone is just such a delightful instrument, making everything from deep rumbles to shrill shrieks, and a midrange which can really only be safely described as the sound of elves pooing.posted by scruss at 6:54 PM on November 23, 2011

One arched eyebrow and a slowly growing smile at the end of the set is all his face expresses. Everything he did was with a playful heart, even when it doesn't seem like it at first, and the honking and clanging becomes charming after a while.posted by ardgedee at 7:55 PM on November 24, 2011 [1 favorite]

Just wow. How have I never heard of this guy? Or the marvel that is FF Routes? Thanks so much for this post.posted by freya_lamb at 3:15 PM on November 25, 2011

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